Operation Log Analysis for Image Forming Setting Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack the ability to confirm whether proposed improvement measures for image forming apparatuses are implemented and their effectiveness, leading to a lack of motivation for continued productivity improvements.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium and information processing apparatus that analyze operation log data to compare setting information before and after changes, providing analysis results and output controllers to manage productivity by evaluating changes in settings such as paper feed tray, automatic quality optimization, and maintenance, with features like introduction rates and predicted differences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If setting information is changed to improve productivity, then productivity is improved, but there is no means to confirm whether the improvement measure has been implemented and its effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically acquires result information before and after setting changes, compares them, and provides feedback on the effectiveness of productivity improvements. This closed-loop feedback mechanism confirms whether improvement measures have been implemented and quantifies their impact, resolving the information loss about implementation status and effectiveness.
2Loss of energy
If setting information is changed to improve energy efficiency, then energy efficiency is improved, but the effect of the setting change cannot be confirmed
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically measures and compares energy consumption before and after setting changes, providing precise feedback on energy efficiency improvements. This quantitative measurement and comparison mechanism confirms the actual effect of setting changes on energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual monitoring and assessment of energy efficiency with automated data acquisition and analysis. The computer automatically collects operation log data, performs comparisons, and calculates energy efficiency improvements, providing objective and precise measurement without manual intervention.
3Loss of information
If manual monitoring of improvement measures is performed, then implementation can be tracked, but it requires significant time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-monitoring by automatically acquiring operation log data, comparing setting changes, and calculating effectiveness without external intervention. The apparatus monitors its own productivity and energy efficiency changes, eliminating the need for manual tracking and saving significant time and resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual monitoring processes with automated computer-based data acquisition and analysis. The computer automatically collects, processes, and compares operation log data, substituting human effort with automated computational processes that require minimal time and resources.
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AI summary
A control program for improving productivity of an apparatus such as an image forming device is stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the control program causes a computer of an information processing apparatus to function as an analyzer analyzing operation log data of an apparatus and as an analysis result output controller outputting the analysis result acquired by the analyzer, and wherein the analyzer obtains first result information when first setting information is set, which information is setting information before change, and second result information when second setting information is set, which information is setting information after the change.